The Feast of Stones - 'Twin Stones Chronicle - Shen Guoqing's Stone Collection and Shen Fei's Seal Carving Joint Exhibition'

⛰【Travel Guide】Qingpu Museum - 'Twin Stones Chronicle - Shen Guoqing's Stone Collection and Shen Fei's Seal Carving Joint Exhibition' 📅Exhibition Date: August 8, 2023 - September 3, 2023 📍Detailed Address: No. 1000, Huaqing South Road, Qingpu District, Shanghai 🚗Transportation Guide: It is recommended to drive and navigate to Qingpu Museum, 5 yuan/hour 🕙Opening Hours: 9:00-16:30 (Entry stops at 16:00) 💰Ticket Price: Free 🌟Highlights: Qingpu Museum was established in 1958 and moved to No. 1000, Huaqing South Road, Qingpu District, Shanghai in 2004. The current museum is located in the Songze Square of the new Qingpu city area, a two-story modern local museum. ✅The museum has 2 permanent exhibition halls: 'The Source of Ancient Shanghai Civilization' in the south wing and 'The Charm of Shencheng Water Culture' in the east wing. (Detailed introductions to these 2 exhibition halls have been given in previous notes, please scroll up) ✅Temporary exhibition hall, 'The finest essence of heaven and earth, condensed into stone'. From August 8, 2023, to September 3, 2023, the grand exhibition 'Twin Stones Chronicle - Shen Guoqing's Stone Collection and Shen Fei's Seal Carving Joint Exhibition' is co-hosted by Qingpu District Museum and Shanghai Yiyuantang Art Creation Center. Apologies for the delayed note sharing due to procrastination 😥 ✅Appreciating stones and seals is an important part of traditional Chinese culture with profound cultural connotations. This 'Twin Stones Chronicle' joint exhibition combines the art of stone appreciation and seal carving in a new and ingenious way, promoting and displaying China's traditional stone culture. ✅Mr. Shen Guoqing, the owner of Yiyuantang, is obsessed with stones, and his over forty years of fascination with stone appreciation is evident in his splendid collection. The exhibition showcases more than fifty classic stones for appreciation, including a variety of stones such as Lingbi stone, Ying stone, Yellow River stone, Yangtze River stone, Dahua stone, Colored pottery stone, Gobi stone, Liaohe stone, and more. The stones are vividly shaped, with thousands of postures, either exquisite or rugged, interesting and lasting. ✍🏻The 'Twin Stones' refer to stones for appreciation and stones for seals. 🗿Appreciating stones are naturally formed by nature and can be collected, valued for their aesthetic, collection, scientific, and economic value. They are loved for their natural beauty, uniqueness, and rarity. 🗿Seal stones, used for seal carving, generally have a fine and warm texture, with colors that vary endlessly. The world of seal stones is dazzling and colorful, especially after being carved by masters, their aesthetic, artistic, cultural, and collection values make them a unique artistic treasure.